2022 was an eventful, momentous year. Locally and nationally, people made history. Let’s look at our top five stories of the year. These stories had more clicks and reads than…
Year: 2022
The Slave Experience of the Holidays
American slaves experienced the Christmas holidays in many different ways. Joy, hope, and celebration were naturally a part of the season for many. For other slaves, these holidays conjured up…
A Consent Decree for Criminals
A Letter to the Editor: A consent decree is an agreement or settlement that resolves a dispute between two parties. Well, we have a major dispute happening in our city…
Got Holiday Stress?
Pamela Cantor M.D. There may be an antidote. KEY POINTS The holidays are not a holiday for all of us. They can be reminders of someone we have loved and…
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF A CAMPUS TRAGEDY – Pt 5
Southern University Students in New Orleans Started It: Black Student Protest Movement and Civil Rights Movement By C.C. Campbell-Rock Southern University students figure prominently in the Civil Rights Movement and…
Noonie Man Speaks About The Recall
Mayor Latoya Cantrell governs in the face of the strongest most organized recall efforts in New Orleans history. Belden “Noonie Man” Batiste is a driving force behind the movement. We…
Black Americans still face challenges chasing homeownership
by Ronda Lee For Mel Ligon and his wife, remnants of the 2008 housing crisis kept them from realizing major savings from refinancing their Chicago home during the pandemic refi…
20 Fall Superfoods for Weight Loss You Should Be Eating This Season
Fill your plate with these nutritional superstars.
The City Council Is Going To Check Mayor Cantrell Again
Why stir a roux with one hand when you can do it with seven? If two heads aren’t better than one, then seven sure are. How many people does it…
THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF A CAMPUS TRAGEDY – PART 4
STUDENTS UNITED’S FOOT SOLDIERS BEAR WITNESS By C.C. Campbell-Rock “Southern University can become the political, economic, and social base that is needed to develop the Black community and move itself…